First record of the jumping spider Epocilla praetextata Thorell, 1887 (Araneae: Salticidae) from India

Authors

  • A. Kananbala P.G. Department of Zoology, D.M. College of Science, Imphal, Manipur, India
  • M. Bhubaneshwari P.G. Department of Zoology, D.M. College of Science, Imphal, Manipur, India
  • O. Sandhyarani P.G. Department of Zoology, D.M. College of Science, Imphal, Manipur, India
  • Manju Siliwal Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society, 96, Kumudham Nagar, Vilankurichi Road, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641035, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3777.6582-4

Keywords:

Epocilla praetextata, India, Manipur, new record.

Abstract

A salticidae spider Epocilla praetextata Thorell, 1887 is reported for the first time from India.  The present record is from Manipur, northeastern India, which shares an International border with Myanmar.  This is the 3rd species of the genus Epocilla recorded in India.  We provide the description and drawings of diagnostic characteristics for this species along with photographs.

References

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Platnick, N.I. (2013). The world spider catalog, version 14.0. American Museum of Natural History, online at http://research.amnh.org/entomolgy/spders/catalog/index.html (Accessed on 31 December 2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.5531/db.iz.0001

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Thorell, T. (1887). Viaggio di. Fea in Birmani e. r-egioni vicine. II Primo saggio sui ragni birmani. Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. Geneva 25: 5–417.

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26-11-2014

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Vol. 6 No. 12 (2014)

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